EVANSVILLE, Ind. — City police believe an Evansville man shot in the arm Sunday was involved in a car theft the same day.

The 22-year-old man was spotted Sunday walking down a Posey County road while covered in blood. According to a probable cause affidavit, deputies with Posey County Sheriff’s Office found him and the man told them he was shot in Evansville.

Tyrone Yarber, of Evansville, was taken to a local hospital to treat the injury to his right forearm.

Yarber was reportedly driving a Buick SUV “with a significant amount of blood inside the vehicle,” according to police accounts.

Evansville Police Department received a report of a stolen SUV that matched the Buick’s description earlier that day. EPD and Posey County law enforcement confirmed the bloody SUV was the stolen vehicle.

It is not clear from the affidavit when or why Yarber was shot. Evansville Police said he did not answer questions from investigators about the shooting and the SUV.

Evansville Police are investigating the shooting as a criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon case, according to the police report.

Yarber was booked into Vanderburgh County Jail shortly before midnight Sunday after he was released from the hospital.

Anyone with information on the case can call Evansville Police Department at 812-435-6194 or the anonymous WeTip hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME.